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  Iheringia. Série Zoologia - Skull morphometrics of adult male Antartic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella, and South ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The polytipic genus Arctocephalus comprises eight species of fur seals which are mainly distributed in the southern hemisphere with the exception of the Guadalupe fur seal, A.
Cranial morphometrics of the southern fur seals Arctocephalus forsteri and A.
The northern and southern populations of Arctocephalus gazella.
www.scielo.br /scielo.php?pid=S0073-47212005000300006&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en   (2921 words)

  
 Fur Seals
Bonner, W.N. Southern Fur Seals, Arctocephalus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Cuvier, 1826), in: Ridgway, S.H. and Harrison, R.J. (eds.): Handbook of Marine Mammals, vol.
Two subspecies have been described: Arctocephalus australis australis (Zimmerman, 1783) for the Falkland population and Arctocephalus australis gracilis (Nehring, 1887) for the mainland population.
In part of the range this species breeds sympatrically with Arctocephalus tropicalis and may be competing for space and food.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jaap/furseals.htm   (4502 words)

  
 Arctocephalus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The genus Arctocephalus consists of eight of the nine species of fur seal.
Cape Fur Seal or Australian Fur Seal, Arctocephalus pusillus
This page was last modified 07:31, 26 May 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arctocephalus   (66 words)

  
 Arctocephalus australis, South American Fur Seal at MarineBio.org
The total estimated population of the South American fur seal, Arctocephalus australis, is between 300,000-450,000 ranging from Peninsula Paracas in southern Peru to the coasts Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil.
South American fur seal, Arctocephalus australis, adults in Peru feed almost exclusively on anchovies, and juveniles there feed on demersal (living near the bottom of the sea) fish.
Hunting continued throughout the centuries, and records indicate that at least 750,000 fur seals were killed in Uruguay between 1873-1983, and 64,000 seals were killed for their fur in Chile between 1873 and 1907, and 9,600 between 1976-1979.
marinebio.org /species.asp?id=312   (1220 words)

  
 Pictures of the South American fur seal|Arctocephalus australis facts
Arctocephalus australis is on appendix 2 of the CITIES.
The South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis is also known as the Southern Fur Seal and as the Falkland Fur Seal.
The otaria flavescens is bigger and has only one layer of thick hair, while the arctocephalus australis (South American fur seal) is a smaller animal with a second softer hair layer.
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Carnivora/Otariidae/Arctocephalus/Arctocephalus-australis.html   (448 words)

  
 Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
australis is one of the three species that inhabits the continental territory of Argentina, being the less numerous species of Otariidae in this country.
It is smaller than the otarias or one-hair wolves that inhabit the port of Mar del Plata and Península Valdez.
australis is distributed along the South American costs of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, from the State of São Paulo, Brazil, up to Paracas peninsula in Southern Lima, Perú (Repenning et al.
www.bioline.org.br /request?oc02156   (1530 words)

  
 Mammals: Otariidae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Arctocephalus galapagoensis Heller, 1904 - Galapagos Fur Seal
Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) - South African Fur Seal
Arctocephalus townsendi Merriam, 1897 - Guadalupe Fur Seal
www.phthiraptera.org /Mammals/Otariidae.html   (141 words)

  
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Phenotipic differentiation among hookworms Uncinaria spp (Nematoda: Ancylostomatidae) in sympatric and allopatric populations of South American sea lions Otaria byronia (De Blainville) and fur seals Arctocephalus australis (Zimmerman) (Carnivora:Otariidae) Marine Biology 112: 527-533.
Growth structures of maxillary canines of the Southern Fur seal (Arctocephalus australis).
Lima M. Population persistence and extinction of the South America fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) at Uruguayan coasts.
www.bio.puc.cl /labs/mlima/publicaciones.htm   (448 words)

  
 Other sea lions and fur seals
Although the South American fur seal, Arctocephalus australis, lives in the same area, there seems to be little interaction or competition.
Pups are commonly attacked by the leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, while all age groups are predated upon by sharks and the killer whale.
This species was originally described as a subspecies of Arctocephalus australis, but is now recognized as a seperate species.
rosmarus.com /slions.htm   (1931 words)

  
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Capozzo, H. Lobo marino peletero sudamericano Arctocephalus australis (Zimmermann, 1783).
Majluf P & Trillmich F. Distribution and abundance of sea lions (Otaria byronia) and fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) in Peru.
South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis) http://www.pinnipeds.fsnet.co.uk/species/samfursl.htm Thompson D and Moss SE.
www.cms.int /bodies/COP/cop7/species_proposals/word/II_9_Arctocephalus_australis_PER_Final_Eng.doc   (2477 words)

  
 South American Fur Seal, Arctocephalus australis australis; Artocephalus australis gracilis - South Seas Companion ...
The South American Fur Seal is actually two sub-species of seal found in South American waters.
Artocephalus australis gracilis is found on the coasts of Peru Argentina, and the coasts of Brazil and Uruguay.
Arctocephalus australis australis is mostly found in the Falkland Islands.
southseas.nla.gov.au /biogs/P000128b.htm   (302 words)

  
 Robben (Pinnipedia): Säugetiere
South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis) - Text and Images.
Südafrikanische Pelzrobben (Arctocephalus pusillus) - Text und Abbildung.
Südafrikanischer Seebär (Arctocephalus pusillus) - Text und Abbildungen.
www.infochembio.ethz.ch /links/zool_saeuget_robben.html   (929 words)

  
 Otariidae - Wikimedia Commons
If you know how to further classify this seal, please move them to the appropriate species page (Presumably Neophoca cinerea)
Arctocephalus forsteri, New Zealand Fur Seal or Southern Fur Seal
This page was last modified 11:47, 13 October 2005.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Otarie   (97 words)

  
 WWF - Patagonian Southwest Atlantic - A Global Ecoregion
This area provides important breeding habitat for marine seabirds and mammals along the East Coast of Argentina.
Early this century, fur seals and sea lions (Family, Otariidae) were heavily exploited for their fur and oil, resulting in a dramatic decline of local populations, especially of fur seals.
Among the numerous mammal species found here are Southern sea lion (Otaria byronia), Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis), Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), Humpback whale (Megaperta novaengliae), and Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii).
www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/patagonian_southwest_atlantic.cfm   (372 words)

  
 Marine Species Search Engine :: MarineBio.org
Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella - Family Otariidae
Guadalupe Fur Seal, Arctocephalus townsendi - Family Otariidae
South American Fur Seal, Arctocephalus australis - Family Otariidae
marinebio.org /all.asp?formaction=search&Genus=Arctocephalus   (326 words)

  
 The Ultimate Fur seal Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
Arctocephalus Fur seals make up one of the two distinct groups of mammals called "seals".
Both the fur seals and the true seals are members of the Pinnipedia, which is usually regarded as a suborder of the order Carnivora but sometimes as an independent order.
The fur seals alone make up the Arctocephalinae subfamily.
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Fur_seal   (169 words)

  
 ITIS Standard Report Page: Arctocephalus australis australis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Otariidae Gray, 1825 -- eared seals, sea lions
Arctocephalus E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and F. Cuvier, 1826 -- southern fur seals
Arctocephalus australis (Zimmermann, 1783) -- South American fur seal
www.itis.usda.gov /servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=622039   (136 words)

  
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TIM GERRODETTE AND DOUGLAS P. Cluster analysis of group types in southern right whale (Eubalaena australis).
SCOTT D. Population size and breeding season of the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella at
SHAUGHNESSY AND S. Sexual dimorphism in bottlenose dolphins from the east coast of Florida.
www.marinemammalogy.org /mms6.htm   (543 words)

  
 Bibliographic Database
Individuality in the voice of fur seal females: An analysis study of the pup attraction call in Arctocephalus tropicalis
Vocal repertoire of South American fur seals, Arctocephalus australis: structure, function, and context
Vocal individuality in mother and pup South American fur seals, Arctocephalus australis
content.csa.com /biblio/ASF000037.html   (3324 words)

  
 Molecular characterization of mycobacteria isolated from seals -- Zumárraga et al. 145 (9): 2519 -- Microbiology
A total of 10 cases of TB in seals, with bacteriological confirmation,
2 to 10) were from wild seals (the South American fur seal Arctocephalus
Rodríguez, D., Bastida, R., Moron, S. and Loureiro, J. Registros de lobos marinos subantárticos (Arctocephalus tropicalis) en Argentina.
mic.sgmjournals.org /cgi/content/full/145/9/2519   (3780 words)

  
 Albatross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A light-mantled Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) seen here at King Edward Point.
A fur seal (Arctocephalus australis australis) looks out of the tussock grass at King Edward Point.
Photographs supplied by and copyright of John Kilroy
www.jim-mclaren.co.uk /albatross.htm   (36 words)

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